Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 vs. Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 (Cant decide!)

[tmattice]

I'm building a PC for the first time here in the coming days, my only confusion is with motherboards. I'm a gamer, and that's mostly what this PC is for.

Asus mobo: here!
Gigabyte mobo: here!

the build:

CPU: AMD FX-8350
CPU Cooler: CM Hyper 212 EVO
Motherboard: ???
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950
Case: Corsair 400R
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified

 

[tmattice]

Hi, the Gigabyte board will be just fine, i don't see the ASUS board offering anything more in terms of features, and the Gigabyte is cheaper. Both are very good options, and you'll be happy with whichever one you choose

thank you so much

 

[some_young_guy]

You are much better off with the asus board when using the 8350. I was also ready to buy the gigabyte ud3 but upon further investigation i FOUND there is a massive overheating problem with that gigabyte board older than revision 4. Asus is top of the line and has a much easier to use motherboard with true UEFI. Unless there is a huge price difference between the revision 4 giga board go with the m5a99fx. no matter what the price is do NOT go with revision 3.. also a great option is the m5a99x the only difference is sata ports and 3 way crossfire but other than that its the same